Hello Today

Scrapbook layout created for Simple Stories  - HELLO TODAY-

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today to bring you a bit of Springtime inspiration to your corner of the world, and what better collection to document the season than the new Simple Stories "WELCOME SPRING".

This simple set collection is packed with soft but vibrant colors and some of the most beautiful floral designs.  It is no secret I love florals, and as soon as I saw the ones in the Hello Spring paper, I knew i had to fussy cut them to scattered them on the layout.

 

I wanted to bring all the designs of the papers into one page, so I chose to create a large title using one of JustNick Studio's cut file.  Each letter was backed with papers from the collection, and a bit of foam adhesive which adds dimension to the title. 

The stickers that come included in the collection are just the perfect complement to the title work of this page.  Gotta love all the phrases and cute designs.

To bring all the colors of the florals and papers, a bit of black art crayon -from Vicki Boutin- was added to the background. 

 Once the title was in place, the picture of my daughter and nephew on one of our Spring walks was tucked under the title, and all the fussy cut designs were used to frame the picture and title.

All the colors and designs of the Welcome Spring collection just shine in this page, but still don't overtake the picture of my family.   I just love how this layout turned out.

Well it is time to enjoy the season (at least here in the Northern Hemisphere), and the new Simple Stories' "Welcome Spring" is ideal to document the arrival of all things new! 
Have a great Spring !

XO

Materials Used:
Welcome Spring collection:
10190  Collection Kit
10191 6x12 Sticker
10192  Hello Spring
10193  Shine Bright
10194  3x4 & 4x6 elements

Hello Spring

Scrapbook Layout  - Hello Spring-

The top corner of  the layout.

Hello!

I loved most of the challenges from ScrapbookNerd's online crop, that i tried my hand at most of them.   This project was about creating a layout about spring.  

Lately, I have been working with a lot of Pink Fresh Studio's Felicity collection, since the collection is so springy, I used it to create this layout.

the large title of the layout

I started by using Scrapbook and Cards' "Hello Spring", to create a title; i backed each piece using different papers from Pink Fresh Studio's Felicity collection.  For the background, I used shimmer watercolors to create a  soft palette where the title and picture will show.  I used two pictures for this layout, and i located them as if they were inside a pocket in the title.  

Pictures of my baby and the flowering tree he stops by every day on his walk.

The background mat was cut to fit  12x10 in, and two large strips of one of the papers of the collection was sewn in to fit into a 12x12 layout.  I added a small cluster at the top left corner of the layout and my journal lines below the title.

Here is the final layout:

the completed layout.

I hope you check out the challenges at Scrapbooknerd.com forum or their facebook Friends and family page.

See you soon!

Materials Used:

cut file - title-  Hello Spring,  Scrapbook and Cards Today

White cardstock, American crafts

Patterned paper,  Felicity collection, Pink Fresh Studio

Chipboard stickers,  Soft Spoken collection, MAMBI

Ephemera and cut outs-  Felicity Collection, Pink Fresh Studio

watercolor,  Artist loft, Michael's